Garciadelia Explained

Garciadelia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2010.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.^[3] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.^[4]

Species^[3]

1. Garciadelia abbottii Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic
2. Garciadelia castilloae Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic
3. Garciadelia leprosa (Willd.) Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Haiti, Dominican Republic
4. Garciadelia mejiae Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic

Notes and References

1. Jestrow, Brett. 2010. Taxon 59(6): 1809–1812
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100366640 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=467250 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02607.x. Islands within islands: A molecular phylogenetic study of the Leucocroton alliance (Euphorbiaceae) across the Caribbean Islands and within the serpentinite archipelago of Cuba. 2012. Jestrow. Brett. Gutiérrez Amaro. Jorge. Francisco-Ortega. Javier. Journal of Biogeography. 39. 3. 452–464. 2012JBiog..39..452J .